"swick" meaning in Scots

See swick in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: swicks [plural]
Etymology: From Old Scots swik (“deceit”), from Middle English swik, swic (“deceit”), from Old English swic (“deception, illusion”), from Proto-Germanic *swiką (“deception, deceit”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyg- (“to bend, turn, sway, swerve, dodge”). Cognate with Danish svig (“fraud, deceit, deception”), Norwegian svik (“betrayal”), Icelandic svik (“fraud, deceit, deception, betrayal”). Etymology templates: {{der|sco|enm|swik}} Middle English swik, {{der|sco|ang|swic||deception, illusion}} Old English swic (“deception, illusion”), {{der|sco|gem-pro|*swiką||deception, deceit}} Proto-Germanic *swiką (“deception, deceit”), {{der|sco|ine-pro|*sweyg-||to bend, turn, sway, swerve, dodge}} Proto-Indo-European *sweyg- (“to bend, turn, sway, swerve, dodge”), {{cog|da|svig||fraud, deceit, deception}} Danish svig (“fraud, deceit, deception”), {{cog|no|svik||betrayal}} Norwegian svik (“betrayal”), {{cog|is|svik||fraud, deceit, deception, betrayal}} Icelandic svik (“fraud, deceit, deception, betrayal”) Head templates: {{head|sco|noun|||plural|swicks|||||cat2=|cat3=|head=}} swick (plural swicks), {{sco-noun}} swick (plural swicks)
  1. Deceit; fraud.
    Sense id: en-swick-sco-noun-dho1YW~X Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Scots entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 20 37 Disambiguation of Scots entries with incorrect language header: 45 19 36
  2. A trick; an act of cheating or swindling.
    Sense id: en-swick-sco-noun-Nj7Lg5Qj Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 20 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sweck, sweek, swyk
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: swicks [present, singular, third-person], swickin [participle, present], swickt [past], swickt [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English swiken (“to deceive”), from Old English swīcan and swician (“to deceive, cheat, swindle, wander”), related to English swike. More at swike. Etymology templates: {{der|sco|enm|swiken||to deceive}} Middle English swiken (“to deceive”), {{der|sco|ang|swīcan}} Old English swīcan, {{cog|en|swike}} English swike Head templates: {{head|sco|verbs|third-person singular simple present|swicks|present participle|swickin|simple past|swickt|past participle|swickt|head=}} swick (third-person singular simple present swicks, present participle swickin, simple past swickt, past participle swickt), {{sco-verb}} swick (third-person singular simple present swicks, present participle swickin, simple past swickt, past participle swickt)
  1. To cheat; swindle; deceive
    Sense id: en-swick-sco-verb-Q6MO2DGc Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 20 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sweck, sweek, swyk
Etymology number: 2
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